‘Wrong development in the wrong location’ – £16m plasterboard recycling plant plans paused
A Derbyshire poultry farm and an international supermarket drinks manufacturer could be put out of business by a…
‘Outrageous’ Cornwall NHS merger with Devon put on hold
The proposal had been roundly criticised with fears that Cornwall’s funding could be used to plug the gap…
Burnage by-election RECAP as Labour HOLD mayor Bev Craig’s former council seat in fight against Greens
Labour have held onto Bev Craig’s former council seat in Burnage after close and crucial by-election fight against…
Why the Grimond Society wants co-ops back on the Lib Dem agenda
The UK political landscape has a distinctly purple hue in 2026, with the Co-op Party marking its first…
Top NHS boss resigns in protest over maternity services closure
Dr Karen Davies said fragilities in the service have been known about for several years North Devon District…
Frimley Park Hospital’s proposed new location condemned as ‘unsafe’ in statement signed by 20 headteachers and CEOs
They argue a regional hospital on this site will create dangerous conditions for their students Large parts of…
Fears for Exeter as NHS and university announce mass job cuts
‘These proposed changes will affect livelihoods, services and the wider community’ The Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital (file…
Somerset MPs unite to demand urgent changes to NHS dental contract
The current situation was likened to ‘a Charles Dickens novel’ Daniel Mumby and Local Democracy Reporter 06:00, 06…
Health chiefs urged not to sell off land at former Frenchay Hospital for housing
The local health authority has scrapped plans for rehab unit The former Frenchay Hospital Campaigners and councillors implored…
MP praises NHS staff at Somerset community hospital who saved her husband’s life
“Community hospitals are the backbone of local healthcare” Frome Community Hospital on Enos Way in Frome(Image: Google maps)…
Health trust’s pledge on Torbay Hospital services
‘This is not about moving patient care away from Torbay’ Gadeon House, Exeter(Image: Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS…
‘It terrifies me’: Severe traffic warnings raised over major Exeter waste site expansion
A Devon industrial firm wants to hike the amount of incinerator waste it recycles and crank up how…